Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam has bolstered his injury-hit squad with the arrival of full-back Rich Lane and recall of scrum-half Oscar Lennon, in time to face Bath in the West Country derby at the Rec on Saturday.
Lam is without five senior scrum-halves with Harry Randall impressing on England duty at the Six Nations and Andy Uren, Tom Whiteley, Max Green and Toby Venner all sustained medium to long-term injuries this year.
Theo Strang has been Lam's only recognised No9, with the Bears having to deploy utility back Ioan Lloyd as a makeshift replacement. However, the return of Lennon from Hartpury provides another option in that department.
